California Elementary School
California Elementary School is a public primary school in Costa Mesa, CA, serving grades K–6, rated A+, with 373 students and a 17.4:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 66% in English Language Arts, 62% in Math and 42% in Science.
A+TopHap school rating
- Rating
- A+
- Grades
- K–6
- Enrollment
- 373
- Students per teacher
- 17.4:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
English Language Arts66%
Math62%
Science42%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
White48%
Hispanic37%
Two or more races7%
Asian5%
Black2%
Pacific Islander1%
Native American1%
- Male / female
- 47% / 53%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 41%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- -10.3%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 416
Homes assigned to this school
2,203 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to California Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 3046 Capri LnCosta Mesa, CA 926265 bd · 5 ba · 7,097 ft² · built 1998$6.1M
- 3006 Country Club DrCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2 ba · 3,791 ft² · built 1960$3.1M
- 3029 Java RdCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 3 ba · 2,938 ft² · built 1967$2.6M
- 3060 Country Club DrCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 2,629 ft² · built 1960$2.3M
- 1766 Bahama PlCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2.5 ba · 2,468 ft² · built 1959$2.1M
- 3065 Ceylon RdCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,712 ft² · built 1959$1.9M
- 3316 Alabama CirCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2 ba · 2,114 ft² · built 1969$1.8M
- 3202 Colorado PlCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2 ba · 1,913 ft² · built 1961$1.8M
- 1693 Labrador DrCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2 ba · 1,610 ft² · built 1958$1.7M
- 3261 Michigan AveCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2 ba · 1,835 ft² · built 1962$1.7M
- 3217 Idaho PlCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2 ba · 2,006 ft² · built 1960$1.6M
- 1602 Corsica PlCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,831 ft² · built 1959$1.6M
- 3277 Washington AveCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 3 ba · 1,846 ft² · built 1961$1.6M
- 3012 Royal Palm DrCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,480 ft² · built 1960$1.6M
- 2976 Andros StCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,505 ft² · built 1959$1.5M
- 1585 Minorca DrCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2 ba · 1,647 ft² · built 1959$1.5M
- 2977 Redwood AveCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2 ba · 1,557 ft² · built 1959$1.5M
- 1735 Iowa StCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,865 ft² · built 1961$1.5M
- 3104 Samoa PlCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 1.5 ba · 1,950 ft² · built 1957$1.5M
- 3268 Nebraska LnCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,592 ft² · built 1960$1.5M
- 3101 Barbados PlCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,476 ft² · built 1958$1.5M
- 3248 Idaho LnCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,614 ft² · built 1961$1.4M
- 2961 Royal Palm DrCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2 ba · 1,701 ft² · built 1959$1.4M
- 3226 Minnesota AveCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,597 ft² · built 1960$1.4M
- 3049 Samoa PlCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 3 ba · 2,177 ft² · built 1958$1.4M
- 3222 Oregon AveCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2 ba · 1,556 ft² · built 1961$1.4M
- 1629 Baker StCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,451 ft² · built 1959$1.4M
- 1856 Iowa StCosta Mesa, CA 926266 bd · 3 ba · 2,062 ft² · built 1960$1.3M
- 3281 Iowa StCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 2 ba · 1,575 ft² · built 1960$1.3M
- 2953 Jacaranda AveCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,451 ft² · built 1959$1.3M
- 3147 Sumatra PlCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,316 ft² · built 1957$1.3M
- 3241 New York AveCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,356 ft² · built 1960$1.2M
- 3234 Washington AveCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 2 ba · 1,457 ft² · built 1961$1.2M
- 3136 Gibraltar AveCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 1.5 ba · 1,213 ft² · built 1957$1.1M
- 3071 Club House CirCosta Mesa, CA 926262 bd · 1.5 ba · 1,249 ft² · built 1965$926K
- 1618 Iowa StCosta Mesa, CA 926262 bd · 1 ba · 908 ft² · built 1971$637K
- 1653 Iowa StCosta Mesa, CA 926262 bd · 1 ba · 890 ft² · built 1971$596K
- 2850 Royal Palm DrCosta Mesa, CA 926263 bd · 3,167 ft² · built 1960
- 1556 Caraway DrCosta Mesa, CA 926264,615 ft² · built 1966
- 3265 Dakota AveCosta Mesa, CA 926264 bd · 1,690 ft² · built 1960
School details
- Address
- 3232 California St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
- Phone
- (714) 424-7940
- Website
- nmusd.us
- Setting
- City - Medium
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 062724004106
School district
Newport-Mesa Unified School District
- District rating
- A-
- Schools
- 32
- Students
- 17,635
- Spending per student
- $21,003
- Teachers (FTE)
- 934
- Grades
- K–12
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- Adams Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 321 studentsA-
- College Park Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 473 studentsB
- Eastbluff Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 364 studentsA
- Everett A. Rea Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 344 studentsA-
- Harbor View Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 344 studentsA+
- Heinz Kaiser Elementary SchoolGrades 3–6 · 539 studentsA-
- Killybrooke Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 473 studentsB
- Mariners Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 573 studentsA+
- Maude B. Davis Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 570 studentsA
- Newport Coast Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 429 studentsA+
- Newport Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 339 studentsA-